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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Double Chocolate Avocado Brownies

I was perusing my latest addiction also known as
Pinterest and came across a picture of a delishious looking chocolate lovely.
When I read the caption I had to do a double take because I couldn't believe
that anything that looked that delicious could be avocado AND chocolate. That
just doesn't mix right?? Wrong. I happened to have a few avocados that were on
their last day of being good so I decided to give it a try. I tweaked the
recipe from TGI Paleo to include butter (but you could leave it out) and coffee
(don't leave this out). I also cut the honey in half and changed the raw
chocolate because I didn't have any and replaced it with 85% Green and Black's.
I now present to you - my new favorite double chocolate avocado brownies!

Ingredients

4 oz 85% Dark Chocolate , melted in 1 Tbsp Pasture butter

3 Avocados

1/4 c Raw Honey

1/4 c Dark Chocolate Chips (like Enjoy Life)

3 Eggs

1/4 c Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

1 Tbsp Vanilla

1 Tbsp Ground coffee

1 Tbsp Coconut Flour

1 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Salt

Instructions

Puree the avocado flesh in a food processor. Make sure there are NO lumps left over –
should be silky smooth.

Beat all remaining ingredients together with the avocado
in a bowl with an electric mixer until really smooth and fluffy.

Spoon batter into a greased 8×8 baking dish.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick
comes out smooth.

I added 1 tsp coconut extract to the recipe and had four adults and two children try it. No one could taste avocados. I also served it with banana ice cream made from frozen bananas. It was a big hit. Thanks for the recipe.